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Sunday, July 3, 2016

Autistic Employees Seen as Assets by Employers

One of the biggest concerns among parents of autistic
children is how said child will fair after high school, when the support system
of Special Services and supportive teachers is gone, replaces Fortunately, new research may show that the future is far brighter for
young adults with autism.Repetitive and
logical tasks, usually considered boring by non-autistic people, are often more
engaging for individuals with autism.In
many of these cases, workers with autism will perform just as well or will
outperform their non-autistic co-workers.
with the far more
daunting prospect of finding—and keeping—a job.

About forty
percent of autistic adults are unemployed, which is higher than any other group
with developmental disabilities.It is
suspected that this is mainly due to awkward interviews and widespread employer
disinterest in accommodation and inclusion.However, many employers are beginning to learn that, despite lacking
traditional attributes such as people skills and routine flexibility, many
autistic individuals are extremely skilled at noticing and working with
patterns, as well as finding errors in such patterns.

Autism,
once seen as a difficult obstacle to overcome in the workplace, is now barely
seen as an inconvenience—employers of autistic individuals have found that
simple changes such as allowing frequent breaks and adjusting the lighting to
prevent overstimulation can make a big difference.Autistic adults may soon no longer be seen as
less employable—and may, in fact, be seen as an asset by potential employers.